Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 8 - Section 8.5 - Figure 8.34 - The Right Wrist and Hand (Anterior, or Palmar, View) - Page 260: 1

Answer

The representation of the adult hand is missing epiphyseal plates; these are growth zones seen in the representation of the child's hand.

Work Step by Step

The cartilaginous epiphyseal plates are apparent at the end of the long bones in the child's hand. By adulthood, the epiphyseal plates will disappear, and diaphyses will fuse with epiphyses.
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